President of Armenia officially appoints Serzh Sargsyan as Prime Minister following election

YEREVAN, APRIL 17, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian signed an order April 17 on appointing Serzh Sargsyan as Prime Minister.
Earlier in the day, Serzh Sargsyan was elected to serve as Prime Minister by Members of Parliament in an open voting.
77 MPs voted in favor of Serzh Sargsyan, with only 17 against.
This voting was the first time when a Prime Minister was elected by Members of Parliament.
English –translator/editor: Stepan Kocharyan
- 17:45 Yerevan rally: Number of detainees reaches 217
- 17:29 Visiting Artsakh is not a crime – Belgian lawmakers
- 17:02 OSCE PA human rights Chair calls for constructive dialogue in Armenia in connection with ongoing rallies
- 17:00
Armenian spiritual leaders welcome President Sarkissian’s call for dialogue amid unrest
- 16:46 More than half of new Cabinet named as President Sarkissian makes new re-appointments
- 16:22 Number of detainees in ongoing rally grows
- 16:14 Armenian President holds farewell meeting with Lithuanian Ambassador
- 16:08 Yerevan-Lyon first direct flight launched
- 15:58 Blogger Lapshin to deliver remarks at PACE on violations of his rights by Azerbaijan
- 15:47 Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute hosted nearly 100000 visitors during 2017
- 15:28 FM Lavrov comments on US stance on supply of S-400 Russian missile systems to Turkey
- 15:27 PM Sargsyan, Armenian Catholicoi discuss ongoing demonstrations in Yerevan
- 15:20 Vice Speaker of Parliament holds meeting with Kazakh Ambassador
- 15:09 166 detained in ongoing Yerevan rally as of 14:00, April 20
- 15:05 Opposition demonstrations continue across Yerevan
- 14:40 Yerevan police urge protesters to cease blocking traffic with vehicles, cite safety concerns
- 13:47 107 detained in five hours amid ongoing rallies
- 13:46 Newly-elected PM Sargsyan receives congratulatory letters from Diaspora structures, organizations, individuals
- 13:28 New appointments at PM’s office
- 13:14 US Senators threaten Turkey with sanctions if Pastor Andrew Brunson is not released
- 13:05 Certain reporters ignore warnings, obstruct on-duty cops – Yerevan police say
- 12:57 Chinese New Yida to establish mineral water factory in Armenia
- 12:52 Senior lawmaker slams newspaper claims on linking Armenia protests with CEPA ratification process
- 12:38 World War II bomb disposal to force massive evacuation in central Berlin
- 12:34 Catholicos Aram I visits Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, scheduled to meet with Armenia’s President and PM
- 12:28 ‘Your professional skills will help Armenia to record new achievements’ – Kazakh President congratulates PM Sargsyan
- 12:27
YEREVAN BESTSELLER 5/3 – Readers prefer Hermann Hesse, Erich Maria Remarque, Paulo Coelho
- 12:19 China’s Premier sends congratulatory letter to Armenian PM Serzh Sargsyan
- 12:18 Plain-clothed officers on-duty at protest locations, Yerevan police clarify
- 12:09
Alys Tomlinson wins Professional Competition category of Sony World Photography Awards
- 11:46 Yerevan police restore traffic in downtown street as demonstrators continue marching
- 11:11 Dozens of protesters detained in Yerevan Friday morning
- 10:42 Lockheed Martin to create first hypersonic cruise missile for USAF
- 10:26 Nearly 40 people slightly injured in Austrian train accident
- 10:17 16 detained in ongoing Yerevan rally as of 09:00, April 20
11:43, 04.16.2018
Viewed 2658 times
Trump went furious upon finding out how many Russian diplomats EU expelled – Washington
Post
12:12, 04.13.2018
Viewed 2166 times
Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s injury to require 2-week recovery period , says Wenger
17:14, 04.13.2018
Viewed 1861 times
Acting Diaspora minister hosts Syrian Ambassador to Armenia
17:56, 04.13.2018
Viewed 1828 times
Armenian President's spouse says every tourist must start the visit in Yerevan from History
Museum of Armenia
12:17, 04.14.2018
Viewed 1567 times
Developments after missile strikes on Syria to move to political, information field – expert on
Arabic studies